Razor rack



Dec. 4, 1945. Q DUNHAM 2,390,060

RAZOR RACK Filed July 22, 1944 INVENTOR. I 6 /494555 flaw/+441,

driven/En Patented Dec. 4, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAZOR RACKCharles E. Dunham, Los Angeles Calif. Application July 22, 1944, SerialNo. 546,130 Claims. (01. 2485 00) invention relates to suspending meansfor articles having a handle and a plate-like head portion arrangedacross the top of the handle projecting to one or both sides of thehandle and having a down-turned lip along the edge of the The inventionparticularly relates to suspending means for articles such as safetyrazors of the Gillette type. As is well known, safety razors aregenerally laid down upon a shelf or other fiat surface after use, and asthey often are not dried after shaving, are apt to soil the surface onwhich they are laid. Further, because of its shape, the razor is liableto be knocked off the surface on which it is placed, for instance, bybecoming accidentally caught by other articles being removed from theshelf.

It is an object of my invention to provide a suspending means or supportfor articles of the kind described which may be readily hung upon a nailor hook in a Wall and, though simple and inexpensive to produce, iseffective and convenient in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a support or bracket fora safety razor of the Gillette type which can be folded fiat andincluded with the package in which the razor is sold.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support or bracket for asafety razor, formed as a single unit having no separable parts andtherefore not subject to deterioration caused by wearing out of parts.

Further features and objects of the invention will hereinafter appearfrom the following description and accompanying drawing, in which apreferred form of the invention is illustrated by way of example. It isto be understood, however, that the scope of my invention is not in anyway limited by-this illustrative showing but only as defined by theappended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the razor support affixed to a wall,

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the support showing the contourthereof before placing a razor thereon, and

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2, but showing a razor hung onthe support.

Referring now to Fig. 1, the numeral indicates a. forward wall, and thenumerals I2 and H the front and back portions, respectively, of the topsection of the support. It will be noted that a crease I3 acting as ahinge separates the front and back portions of the top section of thesupport for a purpose to be later described.

The back, or section of the support intended to be placed against a wallor other vertical surface on which the support may be hung, is inditheother and secured together in any suitable manner as for instance byglueing together preferably with an adhesive of a waterproof andpermanent type. It will be seen that the support described forms aunitary open sided box-like structure except that because of the crease[3 in the top side and the configuration given to the top, the width ofthe top may be slightly less than the bottom section of the supportformed by the overlapping leaves l6 and [8.

The configuration given to the top of the support is such that the frontor outer portion l2 of the top is inclined upwardly from the crease [3to the upper outer edge of the box, this configuration-being obtained bymoving the front wall of the support upwardly with respect to the backwall 22, the back portion [4 of the top being caused to remainsubstantially perpendicular to the back section 22, thus also causingthe bottom section to incline upwardly from back to front..

The support may be hung upon a wall with adhesive or by thumb tacks 24pressed through the back 22 into the wall, or hung on a nail or nailsengaging suitably shaped apertures in the back.

Referring now to Fig. 3, it will be seen that a razor of the Gillettetype indicated generally by the numeral 26 comprises a handle 30 and acurved rectangular plate-like head 32. The head comprises a guardsection 28 which is somewhat wider than the blade 34 and is turneddownwardly toward the handle along and outwardly of the edge of theblade. Crease I3 is so arranged along the top of the support that thefront part I2 of the top will be engaged by the downturned edge of theguard section 28 when the razor is placed upon the support, with thehandle 30 laying against the front wall ll] of the support. Since bothedges of the razor are equidistant from the handle, it is immaterialwhich edge is engaged with the top of the support. The support may bemade of a single thickness of suitable material, such as cardboard,preferably treated to front portion I2 with respect to the back portionI3 of the top of the support since the creased single thickness top willfold readily about the crease l3 while the double thickness bottom ofthe support resists buckling. Since any downward movement of the frontwall due to the weight of the razor causes the bottom section of thesupport to assume a more nearly perpendicular position with respect tothe back wall of the support. the lower end of. the. handle is. pushedoutwardly, resulting in more firmly seat-- ing the edge of the razorguard in the crease at the base of the inclined front or outer part llof the top.

While I have described a preferred form of'm-yinvention, it will beapparent that various modifications in the arrangement of the suspendingmeans or bracket and changes; lathe-configuration thereof may beeffected without departing from the scope of the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. A support for articles. having a handle securedv to the under face.-of a; plate-like head having a straight downwardly turned, edge which.edge is. spaced from the: handle, comprising: a. top section adaptedlto, be: mounted on a. wall. or other vertical surface, said top: sectionhaving a front portion and: a back portion hingedly con.- nected' alonga line extending substantially parallel to and spaced from the front"edge of the topsection sufficiently to. insure thatv the. down-turnededge of the head of the article to be supported engages against the saidfront portion; and a front wall extending downwardly from and connectedto the front edge of the top section and mounted upon said wall inspaced relation to the lineof support on thewall of saidtop section.

2. A support for articles having a handle secured to the under face of aplate-like headhaving a straight downwardly turned edge which edge isspaced from the handle comprising: a topsection adapted to bemounted ona wall or other vertical surface, said top section having a frontportion and a back portion hingedl-y connected along a line extendingsubstantially parallel to and spaced from the front edge of the topsufiiciently to insure that the downturned edge of the head of thearticle to be supported engages against the said front portion; a frontwall connected to the front edge of the top and: extending downwardly; abottom wall connectedto the bottom of. the front wall andextendingtoward and abutting against the. wall upon which said supportis mounted, said bottom wall being held against said wall in spacedrelation to said top section and acting to maintain said front wall insubstantially vertical position.

3. A support for articles having a handle secured to the under face of aplate-like head having a straight downwardly turned edge which edge isspaced from the handle, comprising: a top section adapted to be mountedon a wall or other vertical surface, said. top. section providing aninclined portion adapted to engage below and support said edge of saidhead; a front wall connected to the front edge of the top and extendingdownwardly; a bottom wall connected to the bottom of the front wall andsloped downwardly and rearwardly from said connection with the frontwall; and a back wall extending from the. rear edge of the bottom wallto the rear edge of the top section, said back wall being adapted to besecured to a wall or other substantially vertical surface upon whichsaid support is mounted.

4;. A wall support for safety razors of the kind having a rectangularplate-like head extending across a. handle portion and having a straightdownwardly turned edge, comprising: a piece of material shaped to:provide an open-sided boxlike. strunturev having a. top. surface.providing an inclined portion. adapted to engage below and support anedge. of the head of the razor; a front wall adapted to engage againstthe handle of the razor; a bottom portion inclined downwardly andbackwardly from the lower edge of said front portion; and a back portionconnecting the back of the. bottom portion to the rear edge of the. topportion and adapted to. be supported upon a wall or other substantiallyvertical surface.

5; A wall support for safety razors of the kind having a rectangularplate-like. head extending across a handle portion and having astraight.

downwardly turned edge, comprising: av piece. of material shaped toprovide an open-sided boxlikestructure having. a top surface providing asupport for said razor head along said. downwardly turned edge thereof afront wall adapted to engage against the handle of the razor; av bottomportion inclined downwardly and backwardly from the lower edge of saidfront. portion; and a back portion connecting the back of the bottomportion to the rear edge of the top portion andadapted to be supportedupon a wall or other substantially vertical surface.

C. E. DUNHAM.

